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1930 Henderson Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch February 11, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Luxury
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  • Rare
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The 1930 Henderson Custom is one of the most stunning art deco motorcycles we’ve ever seen, it’s based on a 1930 K.J Henderson with an inline-4 air-cooled engine, that bodywork is all custom and it’s the sort of thing that would have impressed even Ettore Bugatti.

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Vintage Dirt Trackers

Ben Branch February 11, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Flat Track
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Triumph
  • Vintage

This is one of the most action packed vintage racing photos we’ve seen for a while, from the looks on the faces of the 1950s spectators in the background to the just landing on his side to the look on the face of the one racers who’s still upright, it’s an excellent picture.

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Putt Mossman

Ben Branch February 10, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Flat Track
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Putt Mossman was the most famous stunt motorcycle rider of the early 20th century, he travelled the world and appeared in 45 countries on 6 continents.

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Young Enzo Ferrari

Ben Branch February 6, 2013
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Photography
  • Style
  • Vintage

This beautiful old image shows Enzo Ferrari as a young man (on the left), he was racing in the 1920 Targa Florio in the hot seat of an A.L.F.A 40/60 HP.

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The Ultimate Deck by Dan & Dave

Ben Branch February 4, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Style

A deck of cards can be an incredible thing, this deck by Dan & Dave is literally a work of art, each card is unique and the artwork is just mesmerising.

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Bell Moto III Helmet by Chemical Candy

Ben Branch February 2, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Retro
  • Vintage

Chemical Candy is a custom paint garage run by a talented guy called Scott, he’s worked on a number of high-profile projects including a bike for the Biker Build Off …

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The Girl on a Motorcycle

Ben Branch February 1, 2013
  • Art
  • British
  • Films
  • French
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Style

This photograph is from the film “The Girl on a Motorcycle”, a 1968 British-French film starring Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull.

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Classified Moto Lamp

Ben Branch January 31, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Home
  • Retro
  • Steampunk
  • Style

Search the globe and you’ll never find a cooler lamp than this, that main shaft is an authentic vintage shock absorber and the base is a brake disc.

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Merlin Engine Mechanics

Ben Branch January 29, 2013
  • Art
  • Engineering
  • Military
  • Photography
  • Planes
  • Vintage

This is a WWII ear photograph of trainee aircraft mechanics being trained in the finer details of Merlin engine maintenance.

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Peeking Panther

Ben Branch January 22, 2013
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Etsy is a place where you can find all manner of weird and wonderful things, it kind of reminds me of what eBay was like when it first kicked off in the nineties.

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Dan Gurney In His Famous Leather Racing Mask

Ben Branch January 20, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Formula 1
  • Photography
  • Vintage

This almost surreal shot of Dan Gurney shows him wearing the standard safety equipment of the day.

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Brigitte Bardot

Ben Branch January 17, 2013
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is Brigitte Bardot back in the early ’60s.

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